platypnea

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English

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Etymology

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From platy- +‎ -pnea, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, flat) and πνοή (pnoḗ, breath, breathing).

Pronunciation

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See full workup of the variants at Wikipedia > Shortness of breath > Collation of -pnea transcriptions.

Noun

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platypnea (plural platypneas)

  1. (medicine) Shortness of breath that occurs when the patient is upright, that is, sufficient breathing only when lying flat.

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